Coat and hat hanger



Feb. 5, 1935. w. EQS'TINSON COAT AND HAT HANGER Fi'led- May 1 .6, 1952 Patented Feb. 5, I935 UNITED STATES COAT AND HAT HANGER William Earl Stinson,

signer to Leonard A.

Birmingham, Micln, as-

Young, Detroit, Mich.

Application May 16, 1932, Serial No. 611,516

8 Claims.

The present invention pertains to a novel coat and hat hanger constructed preferably of wire bent and shaped according to well known mechanical processes.

invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive device of this character adapted to support a coat and a hat at the same time and having ample strength for this purpose. Another object is to mount the hat supporting part in such a manner that the hat carried thereby will not be crushed or forced out of shape at any part although a coat may be suspended from the hanger at the same time.

Still another characteristic of the device is that the coat hanger portion is formed with hooks at its free ends so that a pair of trousers may also be suspended therefrom.

With these objects in view, the coat hanger portion is a wire member having two shoulder parts and a suspension hook between the parts. The hat supporting portion is a separate piece attached to the coat hanger at opposite sides of the hook in such a manner as to brace and add strength to the device at this point. The hat support is preferably in the nature of a wire clamp adapted to receive the crown of a hat, and in this connection, is offset from the plane of the coat hanger part in order not to crush the brim of the hat against a heavy coat suspended from the hanger. The shoulder parts of the coat hanger have free ends bent to form hooks at opposite sides of the hat support, whereby a pair of trousers may also be suspended from the hanger.

The invention is fully disclosed by way of example in the following description and in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure l is a front elevation of a hanger made according to the invention;

Fig. 2 is a side view showing the ofiset of the hat support from the coat hanger part;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view vice in use; and

F'ig. 4 is an elevation of a modified construction.

Reference to these views will now be made by use of like characters which are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout. The coat hanger part comprises a pair of shoulder members 1 and 2 of wire shaped for insertion into the shoulders of a garment. These members are straightened horizontally at their upper ends, as at 3, and twisted together at 4, one of the ends illustrating the debeing further extended and bent to provide a suspension hook 5.

iihe hat supporting part consist of a pair of The principal object'oi the wires each having one end attached to one of the horizontal portions 3, as by means of a coil 6 wound lengthwise on said portion. The wires are then twisted together at 7 beneath the book 5 and finally bowed or spread outwardly as at 8 to form a substantially arcuate spring/wire clamp. Between the twist 7 and the coils 6, the wires constituting the hat support are bent as at 9 to offset the hat support from the plane of the shoulder parts 1 and 2 fora purpose which will presently be described.

The remaining ends of the wires ,1 and 2 are disposed at opposite sides of the ring clamp 8, preferably spaced therefrom, and are turned back to form hooks 10. Thus, the sharp extremities of the wires 1 and 2 are brought to a. safe position, and the ends of these wires are further adapted for suspension of other articles. For example, a. pair of trousers may be suspended therefrom by the buttons or by'the bent loops.

In the use of the device, a coat 11 is hung from the hanger by slipping the shoulders parts 1' and 2 into the shoulders of-the coat in the usual manher. In order to hang a hat, the hat support is first swung outwardly on the swivels formed by the coils 6, so that itmay conveniently be handled. The bottom of the hat is caused to face the coat, and the wire clamp 8 is applied around the base of the crown 12as shown in Figure 3. The brim 13 is thus received between the member 8 and the coat hanger portion, and the space it provided between these parts by the offset 9 protects the brim 13 from being crushed against the coat by means of the member 8, especially in the case of a curl brim hat. Finally, a pair of trousers may be suspended from the hooks 10, in the manner already described, either before or after mounting the coat on the hanger.

In the odiflca-tion shown in Fig. 4, a conventional wire hanger 20 is employed, having a continuous lower edge and its free ends twisted together and bent to form a hook.21. The hat supporting member in this case is in the form of a closed ring 22 consisting of a piece 01' wire twisted at 23 and extended from that point to provide free ends which are coiled, as at 24, around the hanger 20 at opposite sides of the hook, in thesame manner as described in connection with Figs. 1 to 3. The coils 24 and the integral wire connecting them serve as a brace for the top of the hanger as also described with reference, to the preceding figures.

Although specific embodiments oiithe invention have been illustrated and described, it will be understood that various alterations in the de- 55 to said wire" member at opposite sides of said hook, said wires being twisted together beneath said hook and further bentto form a hat support, said wires being ofl'set from the plane of said wiremember. 4 p

2. A device of the character described comprising a wire coat supporting form, said form being shaped to provide two shoulder portions,

aflexible hat support, and flexible members extending from said hat support and loosely bentaround said shoulder portions to pivotally support said hat support relative to said coat supporting form.

3. A device of the character described comprising a wire coat supporting form, said form being shaped to provide two shoulder portions, a flexible hat support, and flexible members extending from said hat support and loosely bent around said shoulder portions to pivotally sup- -port said hat support relative to said coat supporting form, said flexible members being bent to extend at an angle relative to said hat support to support the latter in a plane oflset from the plane or said coat hanger.

4. A device of the character described comprising a wire coat supporting form, said form being shaped to provide a supporting hook and a pair of shoulder portions on opposite sides of said hook, a flexible hat support, and flexible members on said hat support and loosely bent around said shoulder portions to pivotally support said hat support relative to said coat supporting form.

5. A device of the character described comprising a wire coat supporting form, said form being shaped to provide a supporting hook and a pair otshoulder portions on opposite sides of said hook, a flexible hat support, and flexible members on said hat support and loosely bent around said shoulder portions to pivotally support said hat support relative to said coat support, said flexible members being bent to extend at an angle relative to said hat support to support the latter in a plane oflset from the plane of said coat support.

6. In combination, a wire coat support, said coat support having a hook formed integral therewith, a wire hat support, andwire means on saidhat support and looped around the wire forming said coat support to pivotally support said 1 hat support relative to said coat support.-

7. -A-device of the character-described comprising a pair of wires secured together and shaped to provide a coat support, one of said wires being bent to provide a hook, and a hat support comprised of a pair of wires secured together, the ends of said last named wires extending from said hat support and being looped around said first named wires to pivotally support said hat support relative to said coat supp e 8. A device of the character described comprising a pair of wires secured together and shaped to provide a coat support, one of said wires being bent to provide a hook, and a hat support comprised of a pair of wires secured together, the ends of said last named wires extending from said hat support and being looped around said first named wires to pivotally support said hat support relative to said coat support, said ends of said wires being bent to support said hat support in a plane ofiset from the plane of-said coat support.

WILLIAM EARL STINSON. 

